About me
Dr. Kelly K. Johnson-Arbor serves as the medical director of Hyperbaric Medicine in the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine. An expert in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Hyperbaric Medicine, she is an Associate Faculty member at the MedStar Institute of Quality and Safety and contributing author to the website of the MedStar Institute for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, medstarbloodless.org. Dr. Johnson-Arbor has published and presented on a variety of topics and serves as a reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed journals. She received her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, completed a residency at University of Rochester Medical Center and a fellowship at the University of Connecticut Health Center. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
Dr. Johnson-Arbor's main area of clinical expertise is hyperbaric medicine, with an emphasis on:
- Limb salvage
- Radiation induced bone and soft tissue injury
- Toxicology including carbon monoxide poisoning
- Hyperbaric physiology
- Commercial diving evaluations
Clinical areas of focus
- Air Embolism
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Undersea Medicine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Air Embolism
- Bends
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
- Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Compromised Skin Grafts
- Compromised Tissue Flaps
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Drug Induced Acute Dystonia
- Gangrene
- Generalized Barotraumas
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Loss (NEURAL)
- Heavy Metal Poisoning
- Lead Poisoning
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
- Non Healing Wound
- Osteomyelitis
- Pressure Ulcer
- Radiation Necrosis
- Suspected Poisoning
- Venous Stasis Disease
Procedures I perform
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Oxygen Treatment
- Undersea Medicine
- Wound Care
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- AETNA
Innovation Health: Open POS II
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Innovation Health: POS
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Aetna HMO
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: PPO
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTHCARE
Employee Health Plan (EHP)
Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CAREFIRST
CareFirst Administrators
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
Carefirst EPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
HealthyBlue PPO
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
CareFirst MedStar PPO
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
CareFirst NASCO
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna EPO
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
United Select Plus (POS)
United AARP Medicare Complete
United Core Essential (HMO)
United Choice
D-SNP)
United Navigate
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
United Mamsi Life & Health
United Golden Rule
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
United Choice Plus
United Optimum Choice
United Student Resources
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
I-SNP
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United MD IPA (HMO)
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - Virginia
Medicaid - Maryland
Medicaid - District of Columbia
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Signature
Kaiser Select
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Virginia Premier
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Kaiser Medicare Plus
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
HumanaChoice PPO
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare for Life East
Tricare East Prime
Tricare East Select
Tricare Reserve Select
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
First Health PPO
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AETNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Fellowship: University of Connecticut Family Medicine GME (2006)
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester (2004)
Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (2001)
Medical School: Harvard College (1996)